Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts the “Italian Design Day” Working Group
The design working group chaired by the Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, Vincenzo De Luca, held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, building on the great experience of the 21st Triennale di Milano and the 55th Salone del Mobile, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which organised more […]
Read moreChina – Beijing Career Day
More than 100 young people and businesses attended the third Beijing Career Day, organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Young Italians in China. It was opened by the Italian Ambassador, Ettore Sequi, and included a session of themed workshops and meetings with young people […]
Read moreDiplomazia e dintorni – Italian Jazz earmarked for export
The 61th episode “Diplomazia e dintorni” (“Diplomacy and the Like”) is entitled “Jazz to Export” and will feature an extraordinary guest star: Pino Saulo, music critic of Radio3 and long-time curator and presenter of numerous RAI radio broadcasts. The programme will be aired at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 May, 2016, on Radio LUISS. Italian […]
Read moreMadrid – Architecture and the City, a photographic show by Gabriele Basilico
As part of the Photoespaña 2016 International Festival, the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid has staged the photographic show “Gabriele Basilico, Architecture and the City. Photographs from the Maxxi Collection”, curated by Margherita Guccione and Simona Antonacci. The show, which will open on 27 May and run until 6 September, consists of an itinerary […]
Read moreKassala – Sudan, Italy’s contribution to the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
With the aim of improving the living conditions of the residents and refugees in Eastern Sudan, the Italian Government, through the Italian Development Cooperation Agency, will contribute to implement a new project of UNOPS – the United Nations Office for Project Services – in Kassala State. The funds, amounting to 500,000 euros, will be allocated […]
Read moreItaly-Russia – Focus on the current European and international scenarios
Italian Ambassador in Moscow, Cesare Ragaglini, delivered a lecture on “Italy and Russia in the current European and International Scenario” at the Academic Council of the Institute of European Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute’s director, Professor Alexey Gromyko, chaired the meeting. The Ambassador’s speech emphasised the changed context of relations between […]
Read moreGreece – Italy present at International Book Fair of Thessaloniki
Italian literature will be featured at the International Book Fair of Thessaloniki, the largest publishing industry event in Greece and the Balkans. The Italian Institute of Culture in Athens has organised the presentation of two works recently translated into Greek, together with an event commemorating Umberto Eco. It starts on Saturday with “Hanna Never Closes […]
Read moreMyanmar – Italian Mezzotono vocal group to perform in Yangon
Italian group Mezzotono are going to Myanmar for the”Mad in Italy” concert. They will perform on Sunday at Yangon‘s Novotel to celebrate Europe Day 2016, as part of the promotional programme “Italy in Myanmar 2016: our legacy from the past, our vision of the future”. The concert will be a voice-only performance by the five […]
Read moreItalian company promotion in Argentina – A mission to promote Italian companies in Argentina from 16 to 19 May
The Italian delegation which will be on mission in Argentina as of Monday aims to create new business opportunities and to follow up on the renewed momentum given to the two countries’ bilateral relations during Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s visit in February. The Mission, which will be led by Ivan Scalfarotto, the Undersecretary of State […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy – 13 May: latest news from the world
Bolivia: Prior authorisation will be needed to import 399 products Prior authorisation will be needed to import 399 products to Bolivia as of May 1, 2016. The new requirement has been laid out in two supreme decrees regarding the food and textile industries issued by the country’s president Evo Morales. The first decree establishes that the […]
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